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Dignitary

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to dignity. not-comparable

    "The badness of a dignitary harm derives from the victim's belief that a perpetrator is willing to override or ignore her standing as a person with rights, with dignity, as evidenced by the wrongful criminal deed; […]"

Noun
  1. 1
    An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.

    "Chinese dignitaries traveled with us from place to place, and when ready to depart from Urumchi, or Tihwa, we were introduced to the high officials who were going along in the plane."

  2. 2
    an important or influential (and often overbearing) person wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French dignitaire.

Etymology 2

From French dignitaire.

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